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Turnbull throws shade as Albanese savours big green win

The passage of environmental laws has boosted Labor and damaged the Liberals. But as inflation bites, Jim Chalmers needs the private sector to step...

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Jennifer Hewett

The environmental reform the Coalition gift-wrapped for the Greens

The EPBC deal was a missed opportunity for the opposition and a win for the minor party, which helps it return to core business.

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Phillip Coorey

Why women are turning to apps instead of doctors

Female health has been systemically relegated for decades. Influencers and entrepreneurs are filling the gap with simple narratives and purchasable...

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Nikki Stamp

Gallagher’s public service savings plan won’t dent spending addiction

We shouldn’t interpret Gallagher’s language as a sign Labor is willing to make the deeper budget cuts necessary to bring public service spending to...

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The Afr View

Chinese ships highlight our vulnerability to growing aggression

We have forgotten what it feels like to face the visceral prospect of attack. Countries that cannot resist coercion will struggle to defend their...

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Jennifer Parker

The three women who could save the Liberal Party – or sink with it

Sussan Ley’s best chance of keeping her job is to talk about policies for the country, not gender quotas for her party.

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John Roskam

The economy is roaring and the RBA may need to act

The rebound in the Australian economy should be, and is, good news - but capacity constraints are starting to bite.

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John Kehoe

Why I finally believe Canberra is getting my EPBC reforms done

The foundation stones of the 2020 review – efficiency and efficacy – have eluded us in the context of environmental protection for decades.

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Graeme Samuel

The insidious risks lurking in your ‘safe’ cash

Despite appearing as a sensible option, holding too much “dry powder” carries stealth dangers that can starve your portfolio of long-term growth.

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Ken Fisher

Will Labor’s nature reforms speed up the race to net zero?

Questions are being raised about whether the new laws will help do the heavy lifting urgently required to accelerate the troubled and expensive...

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The Afr View

From Meta to Microsoft, tech giants are eyeing Australia’s bond market

To finance the AI gold rush, the most profitable companies in history are assessing the nation’s pool of fixed income capital.

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Jonathan Shapiro

How to stop inflation from eating your paycheck

Australia needs structural reform and a united push from business and government to lift productivity, tame price pressures and secure sustainable...

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Cherelle Murphy

How to stop inflation from eating your pay cheque

Australia needs structural reform and a united push from business and government to lift productivity, tame price pressures and secure sustainable...

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Cherelle Murphy

How the doctor and lawyer cartel make the cost of living worse

One idea to boost competition is to remove the power of industry incumbents. Two prime examples are the self-appointed “gatekeepers” in medicine...

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John Kehoe

Australia’s energy challenge could kill AI data centre gold rush

AI’s insatiable appetite for electricity and thirst for water could strain the grid, raise emissions and power bills and slow down decarbonisation...

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The Afr View

Inflation shock increases risk of interest rate hike

It now seems increasingly plausible that the next move in interest rates could just as well be up, as down.

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John Kehoe

The ‘i’ word Pauline Hanson fears more than immigration

No matter the short-term poll impact of her latest bout of juvenile theatrics, it’s unlikely that One Nation will be able to replicate the success...

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Lidija Ivanovski

These numbers are a federal treasurer’s nightmare

Jim Chalmers and Michele Bullock got a nasty shock in the latest figures showing inflation is moving in the wrong direction. Who will the public...

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Jennifer Hewett

Australia’s productivity revival starts with a laptop, not a bulldozer

Australia must take a few big moves. That includes lifting basic digital literacy in schools so every student meets the standard, and a national...

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Robin Khuda

China wants in on 6G build, says Beijing’s man in Australia

China’s plan calls for building a modernised industrial system, consolidating and enhancing the competitiveness of the country’s traditional...

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Xiao Qian

Media regulator needs nuanced powers to rein in Kyle and Jackie O

ACMA’s only two options shouldn’t be cancelling a licence altogether or toothlessly declaring a breach.

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Floyd Alexander-Hunt

James Packer has a point about government’s gambling hypocrisy

Crooks have benefited by being able to wash their ill-gotten gains in thousands of less-scrutinised venues compared with the bright lights of high-...

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The Afr View

Smelters become a test case for bailouts

Operators argue they need government assistance and new industrial policy to remain viable. The rules have changed but how much is too much to keep...

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